This 1970 training video shows how the Army used to be like ‘Mad Men’

Logan Nye
Jan 24, 2022 5:30 AM PST
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SUMMARY

This training video was shown to female soldiers in the 1970s to teach Army etiquette by comparing candidates for a coveted assignment. Not surprisingly, the standards are sexist by modern standards. Candidates for the assignment are …

This training video was shown to female soldiers in the 1970s to teach Army etiquette by comparing candidates for a coveted assignment.


Not surprisingly, the standards are sexist by modern standards. Candidates for the assignment are rated on how feminine and pretty they are. The office even agrees on the best performing member of the unit, but she's knocked from the top spot for walking too much like a man. Another candidate lacks military discipline and is inefficient, but is easy to look at so she makes it into the top three.

The whole thing is two packs of cigarettes and an extra-marital affair away from being a 'Mad Men' episode. Check it out below.

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